Saudi warplanes strike Yemen in fresh attacks

Saudi warplanes strike Yemen in fresh attacks
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Saudi-led warplanes launched new strikes in Yemen on Wednesday, hours after Riyadh announced a halt to the four-week air campaign, as rebels seized a key loyalist base in the third city Taez.

Saudi-led warplanes launched new strikes in Yemen on Wednesday, hours after Riyadh announced a halt to the four-week air campaign, as rebels seized a key loyalist base in the third city Taez.

The Saudi-led coalition had warned it stood ready to counter against any advance by the rebels and their allies even after it ended Operation Decisive Storm from midnight on Tuesday. Ground fighting between the rebels and forces loyal to exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi raged on in a string of battleground towns, including the second city of Aden as well as Taez, in a blow to US-led calls for renewed peace talks.
The Saudi-led coalition hit back with air strikes against rebel positions inside the captured camp.
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